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KF5JRV > TODAY 03.05.19 13:36l 24 Lines 1177 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Today in History - May 03
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A ski-modified U.S. Air Force C-47 piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph
O. Fletcher of Oklahoma and Lieutenant Colonel William P. Benedict of
California becomes the first aircraft to land on the North Pole. A
moment later, Fletcher climbed out of the plane and walked to the exact
geographic North Pole, probably the first person in history to do so.
In the early 20th century, American explorers Robert Peary and Dr.
Frederick Cook, both claiming to have separately reached the North Pole
by land, publicly disputed each other’s claims. In 1911, Congress
formally recognized Peary’s claim. In recent years, further studies of
the conflicting claims suggest that neither expedition reached the exact
North Pole, but that Peary came far closer, falling perhaps 30 miles
short. In 1952, Lieutenant Colonel Fletcher was the first person to
undisputedly stand on the North Pole. Standing alongside Fletcher on the
top of the world was Dr. Albert P. Crary, a scientist who in 1961
traveled to the South Pole by motorized vehicle, becoming the first
person in history to have stood on both poles.
73 de Scott KF5JRV
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